A5040954622- Mind wandering and attention
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Media Influence and Health
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior
- Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Mental Health Research Topics
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Innovations in Educational Methods
- Online and Blended Learning
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Narrative Theory and Analysis
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
University of Essex
2019-2025
King's College London
2015-2019
King's College School
2016-2019
University of Limerick
2011-2016
Crystal Technology and Industries (United States)
2016
University of Southampton
2013-2015
Tilburg University
2012
Research indicates that being bored affectively marks an appraised lack of meaning in the present situation and life. We propose state boredom increases eating attempt to distract from this experience, especially among people high objective self-awareness. Three studies were conducted investigate boredom's effects on eating, both naturally occurring a diary study manipulated two experiments. In Study 1, week-long showed positively predicted calorie, fat, sugar, protein consumption. 2, (vs....
We formulated, tested and supported, in six studies, a theoretical model according to which individuals use nostalgia as way re-inject meaningfulness their lives when they experience boredom.Studies 1-3 established that induced boredom causes increases nostalgia, participants have the opportunity revert past.Studies 4-5 examined search for meaning mediator of effect on nostalgia.Specifically, Study 4 showed mediates state nostalgic memory content, whereas 5 demonstrated dispositional...
Boredom research is booming.Nonetheless, a comprehensive understanding of boredom in relation to other negative emotions lacking.This ambiguity impedes accurate interpretation boredom's causes and consequences.To gain more insights into boredom, we examined detail how it differs from range experiences, namely sadness, anger, frustration, fear, disgust, depression, guilt, shame, regret, disappointment.Our indicates that the appraisals associated with distinguish clearly emotions; conceptually...
We present a three-dimensional taxonomy of achievement emotions that considers valence, arousal, and object focus as core features these emotions. By distinguishing between positive negative (valence), activating deactivating (arousal), activity emotions, prospective outcome retrospective (object focus), the has 2 × 3 structure representing 12 groups In four studies across different countries (N = 330, 235, 323, 269 participants in Canada, United States, Germany, U.K., respectively), we...
People who feel bored experience that their current situation is meaningless and are motivated to reestablish a sense of meaningfulness. Building on the literature conceptualizes social identification as source meaningfulness, authors tested hypothesis boredom increases valuation ingroups devaluation outgroups. Indeed, state increased liking an ingroup name (Study 1), it hypothetical jail sentences given outgroup offender 2 Study 3), especially in comparison positive evaluations...
This research established collective nostalgia as a group-level emotion and ascertained the benefits it confers on group. In Study 1, participants who reflected nostalgic event they had experienced together with ingroup members (collective nostalgia) evaluated more positively reported stronger intentions to approach (and not avoid) than those recalled individually (personal nostalgia), lucky positive), did recall an (no recall). 2, (vs. personal) strengthened behavioral support so recalling...
Boredom is typically regarded a nuisance. Past research on boredom depicts this common emotion as correlate of many detrimental psychological and social factors, including addiction, depression, discrimination, aggression. We present more nuanced perspective boredom. Specifically, we propose test that state serves an important self-regulatory function with the potential to foster positive interpersonal consequences: It signals lack purpose in activity fosters search for meaningful...
Smiling individuals are usually perceived more favorably than non-smiling ones-they judged as happier, attractive, competent, and friendly. These seemingly clear obvious consequences of smiling assumed to be culturally universal, however most the psychological research is carried out in WEIRD societies (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) influence culture on social perception nonverbal behavior still understudied. Here we show that a individual may less intelligent same...
Abstract Objective Boredom proneness is associated with various problematic behaviors and mental health issues. Despite its wide‐ranging implication, boredom as a trait‐like construct suffers from conceptual ambiguity measurement We examined whether represents individual differences in (a) the frequency of getting bored, (b) intensity boredom, and/or (c) holistic perception life being boring ( perceived ). Method Across Study 1 (U.S. Sample, N = 495; HK 231) 2 608), we tested validity by...
We tested if challenges to basic psychological needs (BPN) for autonomy, competence, and relatedness during the COVID-19 pandemic undermine people’s mental well-being. Furthermore, we an intervention, affirmation of these needs, enhances Results Study 1 ( N = 153) showed that higher levels satisfaction BPN were related well-being outbreak. In 2 215), employed online intervention enhancing BPN. found increased through bolstered in particular. The also decreased perceived stress. Both studies...
Abstract Boredom makes people attempt to re‐establish a sense of meaningfulness. Political ideologies, and in particular the adherence left‐ versus right‐wing beliefs, can serve as source meaning. Accordingly, we tested hypothesis that boredom is associated with stronger resulting more extreme political orientations. Study 1 demonstrates experimentally induced leads 2 indicates who become easily bored their environment adhere ends spectrum compared less counterparts. Finally, 3 reveals...
Abstract We examined if boredom is associated with risk‐taking. Although this association has frequently been postulated, it rarely tested, and the evidence thus far rather indirect speculative. conducted three studies to test more systematically. In Study 1, people high in proneness reported greater risk‐taking across financial, ethical, recreational, health or safety domains. 2, over a series of risky decisions, increased tandem state boredom. Consistently, 3, who felt bored were likely...
Abstract Nostalgia increases meaning in life ( MIL ), but how so? In four experiments—using varied operationalizations of nostalgia, diverse populations, and complementary methodologies—we identified a serial process. We hypothesized found, Experiment 1, that self‐continuity boosts . 2, nostalgia through self‐continuity. Finally, we Experiments 3–4, fosters social connectedness, which plausibly heightens self‐continuity, turn strengthens The findings clarify an intricate pathway renders more...
We synthesize established and emerging research to propose a feedback process model that explicates key antecedents, experiences, consequences of the emotion boredom. The proposed Boredom Feedback Model posits dynamic boredom resembles loop centers on attention shifts instigated by inadequate attentional engagement. Inadequate engagement is discrepancy between desired actual levels product external internal influences, reflected in objective resources cognitive appraisals. sheds light...
The authors aimed to (a) identify the cognitive appraisals underlying nostalgia and (b) compare with other emotions in terms of its appraisal profile. In Study 1, participants (N = 1,125) generated narratives. Next, they reported level 31 that these narratives elicited. Subsequently, evaluated narrative events on several appraisals. Events elicited were pleasant, involved an irretrievable loss, felt psychologically distant, unique-an profile differed from all emotions. 2 1,261),...
Psychological science tends to treat subjective well-being and happiness synonymously. We start from the assumption that is more than being happy ask fundamental question: What ideal level of happiness? From a cross-cultural perspective, we propose idealization attaining maximum levels may be especially characteristic Western, educated, industrial, rich, democratic (WEIRD) societies but less so for others. Searching an explanation why “happiness maximization” might have emerged in these...
How is nostalgia positioned among self-relevant emotions? We tested, in six studies, which emotions are perceived as most similar versus least to nostalgia, and what underlies these similarities/differences. used multidimensional scaling chart the similarities/differences emotions, resulting two-dimensional models. The results were revealing. Nostalgia characterised by positive valence, an approach orientation, low arousal. resembles pride self-compassion, embarrassment shame. Our research...
Studies repeatedly have documented that societal well‐being is associated with individualism. Most of these studies, however, conceptualized/measured as individual life satisfaction—a type originates in Western research traditions. Drawing from the latest on interdependent happiness and family well‐being, we posit people across cultures pursue different types test whether more collectivism‐themed originate Confucian traditions also are Based data collected 2,036 participants 12 countries,...
Abstract. High (vs. low) levels of boredom are associated with greater lesser) impulsiveness. It is important to examine the psychological processes that link and impulsiveness understand this relationship. We propose heightened in response partly stems from people’s attempts deal meaninglessness when bored. In Studies 1–2, we found perceived meaninglessness, characteristic boredom, mediated relationship between Study 3, additionally hypothesized self-awareness serves as a catalyst...
Abstract Numerous studies document that societal happiness is correlated with individualism, but the nature of this phenomenon remains understudied. In current paper, we address gap and test reasoning individualism correlates because most common measure (i.e., country-level aggregates personal life satisfaction) individualism-themed. With data collected from 13,009 participants across fifty countries, compare associations four types (out which three are more collectivism-themed than two...